BuildHer Retreat 2025

The construction industry is evolving, driven by advances in building science, innovative materials, refined craftsmanship, and a new mindset around how we sell, serve, and lead. Amid this change, one thing remains certain: progress happens when we come together.

That’s exactly why the BuildHer Executive Retreat was created.

We’re not just part of the industry. We shape it. We’re entrepreneurs, builders, designers, architects, remodelers, project managers, and business owners. Whether we work in residential, commercial, or somewhere in between, we are the force moving construction and design forward—with vision, resilience, and a commitment to doing things better.

How The Founders of BuildHer Found Each Other?

Several years ago, Morgan, Meg, and Ally knew of each other through Instagram and their strong online presence in the industry. Each woman was building her own brand, voice, and following. Over time, they all crossed paths in real life at various industry events.

Meghan Billings of Meg & Co. remembers stumbling across hilarious videos from Ally of Integro Builders in Chicago and instantly thinking, “I want to be best friends with her.” Around the same time, in 2022, Morgan Molitor from construction2style partnered with two colleagues and launched the Contractor Coalition Summit, a biannual event created to bring builders and general contractors together for connection, education, and collaboration.

Eventually, Meg and Ally met at one of these industry events and instantly clicked, bonding over business, creativity, and their shared sense of humor. Meg even floated the idea of starting a podcast, because she couldn’t get over how sharp, witty, and direct Ally was. But as they talked through it, they realized there wasn’t a clear role or need for a podcast just yet. What they did know was that they wanted to bring women builders together in a meaningful way.

They also knew they couldn’t do it without Morgan.

In May 2023, Meg attended her first Contractor Coalition Summit in Scottsdale and finally met Morgan and her team in person. Conversations flowed naturally, and the idea that had been quietly forming took shape. What if they created something immersive? Something live? Something that brought women in construction and design together in a way that hadn’t been done before?

That’s how the three came together and the BuildHer Executive Retreat was born.

More than just an event, BuildHer Retreat is a curated experience designed for women leaders in construction and design to gather, learn, recharge, and grow. What started as a casual idea between three like-minded peers quickly became a full-fledged movement. BuildHer is rooted in authenticity, business strategy, and the kind of community that can only be built when people show up for each other.

Introducing the BuildHer Executive Retreat

This exclusive retreat is designed specifically for female executives in construction. Over the course of three full days, we explore topics that matter most to women leading in this space, from building a powerful brand and managing high-level projects to protecting your time, energy, and vision as your business grows.

Mornings are dedicated to impactful presentations led by accomplished women in the industry, thought leaders, innovators, and boots-on-the-ground professionals who are redefining what success looks like in construction and design. Afternoons are intentionally unstructured, creating space for real conversations, genuine connection, and collaborative problem-solving, all in a beautiful setting that sparks creativity and community.

To keep the experience intimate and meaningful, we limit attendance to a small group of women (also, we can only fit so many people in one house!). This creates a comfortable, supportive environment where attendees can be open, ask questions, and truly engage with one another.

Who Is Behind BuildHer Retreat?

BuildHER Retreat was founded by three visionary women in construction and design, each bringing a distinct background and shared passion for creating space, connection, and opportunity for women in this industry.

Morgan Molitor

Morgan is the co-founder of Neon Lion Media and construction2style, a nationally recognized brands based in Minnesota. Morgan’s mission is to help people curate a home and business that truly lights them up. Her zone of genius is storytelling, brand strategy, and showing other entrepreneurs how to grow without losing themselves. Through c2s Playbook Studio, she teaches others how to master marketing, content creation, systems, and growth inside the home industry.

Allyson Case Anderson

Allyson is a Certified Passive House Builder. Her career spans residential development, commercial work, education, hospitality, light industrial, and institutional projects. She is the founder of Integro Builders, serves on multiple boards, councils, and advisory committees at the local, national, and international levels. Notably, in this capacity, Allyson was a former Steering Committee Member for City of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, facilitating the successful passage of ADU ordinances through City Council. This effort was recognized as a prototype across the nation. Allyson is also co-founder of an international all-female builder thinktank, BuildHer, formed to inspire, uplift, and educate female builders globally.

Meghan Billings

Meghan is the founder of Meg & Co. Nothing feels better to Meg than sitting down at a desk littered in plans with her red mark-up pen, yellow SharpWriter pencil, and laptop close at hand. She loves to create and she have found nothing to be as fulfilling as watching her creations come to life.

Meg graduated at the top of her class from Weber State University, as one of only two women in the Manufacturing Engineering program. She has been trained in the following 3D software packages: ArchiCAD, Catia, Solidworks, and Inventor.

She can hold her own with a MIG welder and can balance a metal lathe chuck like no one’s business. She’s worked on the engineering team at Chromalox for two years, designing immersion heaters, before postponing her career to have a family.

Meg & her husband Tyler now have four kids chock-full of personality, mess, and laughter.
While designing and building their dream home and getting the opportunity to be involved with the ins and outs of general contracting, she realized how much she loved the details and possibilities of the process.

Real Talk & Tactical Tools: What We Covered

At our most recent Buildher retreat in March, we dove into some of the most critical (and often overlooked) areas of leadership and business ownership in construction, including:

• How to Manage Crazy Clients: Practical strategies for handling difficult personalities while maintaining professionalism and boundaries.
• The Power of “No”. Learning to set limits, say no with confidence, and protect your business and your well-being.
• Navigating Entrepreneurial Burnout. Real talk on stress, sustainability, and staying grounded while growing a business.
• Google Stories, the Power of SEO, and Pinterest: Tools and techniques to help builders grow online visibility and reach the right audience.

We also got tactical with sessions on:

• Business Operations + Project Management. Covering everything from bid structure and change orders to maintaining healthy cash flow and scaling into commercial work.
• Elevating the Client Experience. Best practices for proactive communication, weekly updates, post-project follow-up, and keeping the entire team aligned. This talk also touched on the emotional side of the industry. How to lead with grace, recover from burnout, and stay rooted in your values even in high-pressure moments.

This retreat doesn’t just give tools for business, it gave and gives a reason to keep going.

Join Us

And we’ll do it again. January 20–25, 2026. Same energy. New breakthroughs. This is your space to grow, reset, and reconnect with why you started. To step away from the day-to-day grind and into a room full of women who understand exactly what you carry and where you’re headed.

Your people are already waiting for you.

Join us for the next BuildHer Executive Retreat and be part of something that’s bigger than business and built just for you.